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haloo43 Smoking inside the body
From that first deep breath, it only takes ten seconds to hit your head and take over the wheel.
haloo43 Toxic smoke paralyzes the tiny hair-like structures in the airways that keep lungs clean.
Fun Fact
Cold fingers: Nicotine reduces blood flow so quickly that a smoker's finger temperature can drop by several degrees after just one cigarette.
haloo43 Inhaling cigarette smoke floods the blood with carbon monoxide, starving vital organs of oxygen.
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nicotine (noun)
A highly addictive chemical compound found in tobacco plants that acts as both a stimulant and a sedative. Upon inhalation, this stimulant reaches the human brain in seven seconds, raising heart rate and blood pressure.
A highly addictive chemical compound found in tobacco plants that acts as both a stimulant and a sedative. Upon inhalation, this stimulant reaches the human brain in seven seconds, raising heart rate and blood pressure.
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What temperature can a burning cigarette reach at its tip?
haloo43 Dodge toxic smoke to discover how smoking damages your breathing body.
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How quickly does nicotine reach the brain after being inhaled from a cigarette?
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How does smoking affect the temperature of a person's fingers and toes?
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Which hormone is released by the adrenal glands when nicotine enters the bloodstream?
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Why does carbon monoxide in cigarette smoke reduce oxygen delivery in the body?
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How many known cancer-causing chemicals are found in cigarette smoke?
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What are cilia, the structures paralyzed by cigarette smoke?